48—1853. | THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 757 
dried up — the erosions made by the worms are 77 —5 93 it — — n t. a new s species under the na f; gage Plums used to be in our “market, such uch things never never 
easily perc | Alu ; Duponehel, under that of multipune- | heard of now. Surely all these matters are 
e Pius: —Only one really paranta, on | tells; ; 1280 pct under жч of Fischerella ; and symptoms of some change in temperature or atmosphere 
lives on "y" — e tree. This is the Misletoe, it is the GI yphypteryx variella of Mr. Stainton's Cata: | which has caused other mofe palpable destruetion and 
album, e dieceous adres, хла N 1 logues of Tineidze loss in our produetions, e. 9. Potatoes and ‘Carrots. 
App i Poplar, Sorbus, Н aie Ry ; it is The — ent — —.— s her eggs on the — W. M. R 
a little, A pars Mr bush, - ai P which pro- and the minute larvze are hatched a£ the beginning ee Antirrhinums.—I have found the following 
white berries as large аз a Pea, having a viscid’ of — — about a line long on the 4th of shat | рима tering these preferable to any other mode 
each containing a se The blackbirds and | month, according to to Bje erkander, They feed. on the i » bithérje adopted; it not dy preserves them 
| thrushes are fond of the berries, the seeds of whi Eon secre j y ts of damp, to which they are во 
| sow. The Mistletoe lives on the sap of ini Apple tre p З it ts th 
| en present in t quantities it re strike the cuttings in July under eap- 
| sickly and barren ; and it often eventuali causes their n a cold cyttin Bed ; and when rooted I pot 
| It is, therefore, very impor des all died into, well-drained, 3-inch using 
| the Mistletoe w on the by cutting or ordinary quality. I put four and six plants in pot, 
+ ing it off as close the infested branch as possible cuttings ted the more plants T put 
by means of a pruning-hook ; a cow-boy or other farm- into u ‘pot, increase the drain n the same 
do this. The Mistletoe thus obtained m may portion; my reason for doing this is to get the pots as 
| be giv p or cows, for both these animals full of roots as possibl ore the winter sets in, ns, the 
very fond of quc. it law is said to exist which less mould is about them not 
renders compulsory the destruction of Thistles ; one | the better ; the frame in which they are wintered is 
—— that of dé Mistletoe would be Даун useful, І of a bri each corner ; in this w 
if enf get for unless that were the. case, areful a, plentiful. supply of air is secured, whieh contributes 
rsons would fall victims to the negligence of their | greatly to their pravecyation, and to still further promote 
нья “Rael the seeds are sown by the birds this desirable object, as well as keep slugs from the 
wherever they pere (ee | — 1 į I place each store pot on an inverted pot of 
~- ENTOMOLOGY. 
Tun GRUB OF THE RasTnERR D. 
Отв муа. has been — ite directed b 
n the the spring — 
from. the. middle. of е баеса 
la da 
chosen for the operation. I v the Ji: ights — day and 
night in dry weather ; if sparingly w 
| from rain they stand she sharpest frosta without jur. 
K. sid ings 
cting. Hilo, eb de Nothing is equal, to or 
ectual and inexpensive ms a protection to Jum 
> dry non- 
i 1 ) 
een eatery j 1 vig their wt s ре young buds in the follow- 
vois Md x 
which devours the whole of the interior in the.same | important to know where Fane, ET pins * — yas dy 
ag she Warden destroyed by. the caterpillars of | their Witte? модца фы 0 be found, and it is ed conductors, and when packed together have а nes 
ee ene тиш; indeed, sun: probably upon the stems of mL ich are appenranee. Trellis sliutters also, 5 аы with Ae T 
prising that the — ts of this or any other plant | destined to produce aA Kt year’s’ fruit’ m d Ae laid / lig 
A cad — hare » e lim; * female has the insti to depot ber eggs, und not out f As mats are ‘scarce 22 ! 4 805 are 
eee er ev the old wood, a probably or likely to have a sharp winter, the above method of pro- 
young. vegetable: matter, the interiot of the bade oerut che winter quarters; of the Jarvz ars taken un. — — Ke. - t become very general with 
pied. by. the: ябгу інеі: с delicate, offers a — — yet; at :thib perind ed would, адл, — e чну чна Ў. зрее 
йирне 22 dris With — ntn 2 | be too; troublesome to be attempted: to а considerable — durability, p and simplicity to recom- 
iet ot severni ma nths’ duration; at : 
tent, and it seems, to: me that. the only available plan mend it. An O 
ttack of the insect a, ё — ‘of — the 4 : ; : | 
numero ies, wh bee Eu insect must be deferred until Wooden 7 ve) 4 Thatch,—1t is "= dui, 
from. Ф t Litt эш — а cut they have attacked the spring buds, е drooping in countries where Oak. “obtains,” 
| ij. 5 . e псе of which give evidence of their presence ; of Oak paling, is much used 
І 
| 
appeara wooden shingles should not 
Fs ror not p p pe p destro oed, but a course the mischief would be done for the current year, be eniployea instead of thatch in all ideni on 
growth of ob thed Arapi 9 Mop в жу ay but if they are then destroyed thé erbp of next year’s especially’ i n all garden summer houses. If made of 
| ác fruit would be saved." This destrnction may be accom- 2 — felled: Oak, A ô 4 — last for Е years; no mis- 
The — ele is found in the wart of e bud E plished either by splitting vp the buds arid killing the chié ous boys on | break them as invariably do 
feeding axuriously, is about a quarter of an inch caterpillar v. с — r more ‘simply by giving weh — and thd please ey ey vl on in the third’ 
long, thickest an the middle of its body, and growing’ buds‘as 8 seased a smart pinch, which would be year is more pleasing to unssthetic islanders than the 
attenuated towards its hinder extremity ; it is fleshy in equally e in killing it. A child trained to this red tiles; they are cooler for cattle фп either tile or 
texture, of a bright scarlet colour, with a few very short | process. ume Kill асел. in a.day. J. О. H. ugly slate; and ean bé made by any clever ¢ * 
ета 4 = i tiered — 8 d СО] | — man. In the case of a circular arbour, t; bel , or dore- 
wr ' longi ine, г 4 
Mie as aar АЛМАСАК рг КЫ cla spé || Home Correspondence bat shore de gut the geom at reni ed RUN 
following the. head bas two. Майра abiti spots i enc | so Weatherrand Fruit Crop. Permit 2 — TN Bod Na ae 29 Ns E Hervey, inber book 
: placed. longitudinali) doi tbe ‘midland scan y roe with ai few notes T: have ‘made upon th a бойну published (phe Adyon io Nr. 
segmiens іа alapi ШАК three pairs y b e блан rio Rode bashes 
legs attached to the three segments fila the hend, — did Taie the extremes of cold а 004 JANW зей, both near Hinmee, and also in the” 
ош e sogni: _ After consuming the bloom-buds, it eats | - wer i fa ^| Талау. аль c Dolus per y sweet? бот — 
— poseen the banal. leaving: only. E нв ҮПҮ Жара Жоон 12 й „| enterprising er ought to go in search: of this: 
кч pos а вадене ao ME tite. of Pears c | aax] УВО mentiebeca Чөө cultivated in'the ped n 
= омду, dotected at this. дөй. Ьу: th ping and Ane Siri авй oars ak e Rege re i N 
withered, state of the young buds and shoots. 1 LL 24 de Ari Sptöus der ab ^ pun country Walnuts, called: Highflyers, whose Sallis quin. 
At the mi or end of ilio: month. of Ma ay or : жүлүн ч qi Cou 1007 e Soft as this ; 
beginning of June, theocaterpillar forms a slight web Sept. x cra ama ud 0 atinighat 901... 4f. Hybrid Ferns, — avi ing carefully perused your. 
amongst the TW inge ы leaves, in which it becomes a Oct. Неь, at s pais, Tem. article (See p. 6910 on the meaus for producing hybr 
smallilight chestnut, coloured chrysalis of the ordinary mb Geran Leder. Рев, T haye come to the conclusion that though ib may 
. rune 
‚ ої тутт Nav. Any éry ho багу and 2 abilities isi 
fat and straight on th ed up spirally, у pu mee latte ziste x I purchased at thele берара e subject as one of беч interest, 
e eee nd th rea egens of the ne FAV it пй ii low 1 8 a soil | i! and 35 much f further tate I shall without hesi- - 
Awo small rather strong | TAM 
— retain the: chrysalis partially ү”, — еге, I 
cocoon-when the period for e perfect state very mach with our fruitf ere is si ay my obj 
es бера, gis al pali rater near us ; à Very sn i і had plar, Pe Perme me th 
out-of its aden. The ehrysilis State lasts abont В | which is sufficiently drained, the soil be 
as moths in the last week of May wh those which Ed tempers к Ser 
! per prod ed b. ehe rire — dts m maha de ЧЕЧ es. Y 
—a difference, of e ue oy: renee in w rere ni : ve ave - | AS 
where observations were made. The 4 ig “fact, Se a ie a 
moth is s eharihin ing — eee, with: ran) brown ‘Chiswick | E hell fie n Die p ‘ours in hot se inquire^wh i 
= and lower in cold ones. Surely, then, we may 1 e e 
e 11 05 We suffer во much more in our. rE 0 ire de i 
We ave v no Pears these seven years, aye a ink it is Crime dad a 
j- чё varieti my garden and orchard, but у with, very. raised — Да оне — the farina 
i | few ex options hone К? um. no bro ИР j uit to p er- | of flo: unfertilised 
Ө, fe eli eve бези нна уы re de _ probable obstacles 
| | fee рәт: e valls | e sit he; n by e посна 
| SOR oA erly adi acit ina be. 
БАШЫ ears 1, E flo 
; nimi er. 
hi ud 28755 cies DIM 
* satly |. v to their it a flo 
0 sorting of Apples [| kno pA A 
. 7 
Hl р. e p D f. ыо, Fao nen ee tetur n the new ones. No Damsons | especially as the prototball'is 1 
| pd for 1781, 
= followed we used to have sacksful. Orleans Green- | spores and antherozoids. sere ЫЧ E 
